100,000 Poets for Change, 2012: Pittsburgh Edition

This year's 100,000 Poets for Change in Pittsburgh will have 3 featured readers, plus an open mic for all poets to bring two poems.  As stated by Michael Rothenberg, co-founder of 100,000 Poets for Change, "Peace and Sustainability is a major concern worldwide, and the guiding principle for this global event."  As of now, over 800 events are planned worldwide

Hope to see you there ... everywhere.

so teeny-tiny
resting in peace
little snail

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

Photo by ChangeColumbia

 
best,
Don 

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Live Forever: Ray Bradbury Celebration & Reading

For those within striking distance Tuesday evening, July 17th, there will be a celebration of the life and work of Ray Bradbury at Awesome Books, Downtown, 929 Liberty Ave, at 6:30 pm.  The reading is free, the bookstore is awesome, and Ray Bradbury touched us all often and deeply.  See the above for a list of who is reading what.  


On the day he died, there was a touching tribute to Ray by a fan on Harlan Ellison's webpage that said it all:


"Mars seems unbearably far away today."


Join us for the celebration.

Ray Harryhausen, Ray Bradbury, Harlan Ellison, & Julius Schwartz

my stars--
a gang of old men
in the Milky Way

Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue

best,
Don

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